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' F. F. FORSHEE SADIRON STAND Filed Oct. 29, 1920 7 ATTbRNEY Patented Aug; 25, 1925.

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. Be it known that. I, FRANK a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Flint, inthe county of Genesee' and State of Michigan, have invented. a new-and useful Improvement in Sadiron Stands, of I I v laterally ofthe body 'ofthe iron and may which the following is a; specification.

My invention relates toelectrically heated apparatus and particularly to electric flat irons, and it has for its object to provide a relativelysimple means for supporting a flat iron in a sidewise-tilted position.

In practicing my invention I provide a resilient member of substantially 'U-shape secured to the top of the body. of the iron and so bent as to extend a substantial distance therefrom and parallel thereto.

In the single sheet of drawings, 7

Figure 1 is a view, in side elevation with certain portions shown in cross section, of a fiat iron comprising the device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view, in rear elevation, of a flat iron when placed in its sidewise-tilted position.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a supporting'member and of its clamping means, and

Fig. 4:.18 a top plan view of a modification of a supporting member.

In the drawings, an electrically heated flat iron 1 comprises a bottom plate 2, a heating element 2*, a top plate 3* '(if desired) a cover member 3 and a handle member 4:, the handle member being secured to the body of the iron as by. strap mem-,

bers 5.

The electric heating element is i located,

between the bottom plate 2 and the top plate 3" and is provided with suit-able terminal. members 6. A guard member 7 is'providedto protect the terminal members 6 and also to act as a guide for a suitable connecting plug (not shown) when the'same is pressed on the terminal members 6 to permit of energizing the heating element.

A supporting member. 8 comprises a single piece of resilient material so bent as to be of substantially U-shape, with the inner end portions 90f the piece of material located relatively closer together than the outer ends of the side portions 10. The connecting portion 11 may be bowed upwardly, partic ularly when used on an iron havin a dle substantially similar to that s own in the drawing, although this is not essential.

ing member 12 is formed of a single piece han- " l -Ap ncatid fi1ed1 0ctob er 29, 1920. seria'1iwo..420,44a. v f

The portions 10 are so bent as to brin g gfthe F. Fons'r nn,

connecting portion- 11 a. substantial distance away from and parallel to," th eside of the; iron and atja small distance above thelower edge of the bottom plate 2. I

The portions 9 are'sogbent as to 'extend be secured against the top or cover-"of the iron by a clamping member 12. The clampof sheet metal provided with a substantially circular opening13 and with two upwardly and downwardly curved end portions l t, the under surface of each of which is adapted to hold one of the portions 9 against the upper surface of the cover member 3. A bolt 15 holds the'clamping member 12 against the cover member and also holds the topplate 3*, the cover member 3, the heating element 2*, and the bottom plate 2, in their proper operative positions.

While I have shown a specific form of the resilient supporting member 8, as well as a specific form of clamping member, I do not wish to be restricted thereto asI may so bend the end portions 9 as to permit them being directly clamped under the head of the bolt 15, a modification which is, illustrated in Fig. 4.- If the supporting member 8 is formed as shown in Fig. 3, it may easily be removed from the iron if an operator desires to place it on the other side thereof, thus permitting of its use by a right handed or a left handed operator.

It may benoted that the device embodying my invention provides a simple means secured to the iron adapted to permit of resting the, iron in a sidewise-tilted position on the ironing board or other surface. When inthis sidewise-tilted position, the iron is supported on three points, one of which is. constituted by the middle of the intermediate and upwardly bowed portion 11, and the other two points are constituted by the end portions of the handle member 100 4. (See Fig. 2). It may also benoted that itis relatively easy to so tilt the iron,"as it 7 is only necessary to first tilt the iron on the near edge of the bottom plate 2, and then on the connecting portion 11 of the supporting member, until the handle 4 rests by either arig t handed or a left handed operator, and of its being tilted by the operator into a corresponding right hand or left hand sidewise-tilted position.

' iVarious modifications may be made in the device without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and I desire that only such limitations shall be placed thereon as may be imposed by the prior art or are specifically set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention: v

1. The combination With an electric flat iron, having a cover member, of a laterallyextending supporting member comprising two side portions, a connecting bottom portion, and two end portions spaced from each other and from the side portions, a

clamp for receiving the end portions; and a single bolt for securing the clamp and the cover member on the iron.

2. The combination with an electric flat iron having a horizontal handle, of a later- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 25th day of Oct. 1920. H

FRANK F. ronsn'nn. 

